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Senior Software Engineer - GCP Developer - Equity Partner - Location: Remote (United States/Canada) Anime Universe is an early stage startup in the building and fundraising phase. Sweat Equity'': Equity (shares) + future token-based rewards (pending legal clearance) ~ Remote-first, async-native, autonomy-rich team At Anime Universe , infrastructure is not a support functionit''s a core enabler of the product itself . As a Senior Software Engineer (GCP-focused) , you will design and build the applications , systems , and services that power an intelligent, scalable creative platform. This is a software engineering role at its core. You''ll architect and implement cloud-native services, data-driven features, and scalable backend systems that bring our creative universe to life. Shape the foundational architecture that supports real-time creativity, analytics, and future AI systems. Partner closely with product, data, and AI teams to turn ideas into production-ready software. Develop microservices, APIs, backend components, and data-intensive features using GCP-native compute options like Cloud Run, GKE, and Cloud Functions. Write clean, scalable software using Python (or another backend language), with strong emphasis on modularity, maintainability, and performance. Architect services using Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Pub/Sub, Firestore, Cloud SQL, and VPC networking. Make key decisions around system design, data modeling, and service boundaries. Develop Data-Driven Features Build application logic that consumes real-time and batch data pipelines. Integrate with BigQuery, Dataflow, and Pub/Sub to power analytics, personalization, and content systems. Use CI/CD and IaC (Cloud Build, Terraform) to support the software you writewithout being a dedicated DevOps engineer. Prioritize automation that supports fast iteration and high service quality. Work with architects, designers, and AI engineers to ship product features end-to-end. Help define best practices for cloud-native software development internally. (Bonus) AI/ML Enablement Integrate applications with Vertex AI components or internal ML systems. Experience with LangChain or generative AI is helpful but not required. Software Engineering First ~4+ years of professional software development experience ~ Strong expertise with Python (or equivalent backend languages), distributed systems, and API development ~ Deep GCP Knowledge (but applied through software engineering) Cloud SQL / Firestore IAM, VPC networking Solid understanding of cloud security, monitoring, and performance tuning Cloud certifications (Professional Cloud Architect/Developer/Data Engineer) are a plus Fast deployment cycles and high engineering throughput New features (data-driven or AI-driven) enabled through your architectures Equity: Role-based equity package Salary: Equity-first; Remote-first, async-native, and high-trust engineering environment